task timer manager

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Hi
I require a simple task timer to monitor and accumulate the time spend
on my various tasks. I have in mind a clock/timer where I select the
task on commencement and as soon as that is interupted I switch to
timing another task and at a later date get a summary of the
accumulated time spent on each of the many jobs.
As I don't have administator rights to install the program myself it
would be simpler to have a no install programme but if necessary I can
have the techs install one.
thanks
Dave
 
Dave leapt out of the bath and screamed "EUREKA!" before typing in
alt.comp.freeware:
Hi
I require a simple task timer to monitor and accumulate the time
spend on my various tasks. I have in mind a clock/timer where I
select the task on commencement and as soon as that is interupted
I switch to timing another task and at a later date get a summary
of the accumulated time spent on each of the many jobs.
As I don't have administator rights to install the program myself
it would be simpler to have a no install programme but if
necessary I can have the techs install one.
thanks
Dave
Click to expand...

Might be something on

http://www.freeware-guide.com/dir/business/projman.html

that will do the job.

HTH
 
Hi
I require a simple task timer to monitor and accumulate the time spend
on my various tasks. I have in mind a clock/timer where I select the
task on commencement and as soon as that is interupted I switch to
timing another task and at a later date get a summary of the
accumulated time spent on each of the many jobs.
As I don't have administator rights to install the program myself it
would be simpler to have a no install programme but if necessary I can
have the techs install one.
thanks
Dave
Click to expand...

I found just what I require in this programme
http://www.cratchit.org/TimeTool/index.htm
From the home page....
"Cratchit.org TimeTool for Windows is a simple tool I use to keep
track of the projects on which I work. Basically, it amounts to a
timeclock. It's not fancy or complicated, but it does the job for me.

Cratchit.org TimeTool for Windows is available from here. You can use
and distribute the unmodified program freely, as it's distributed
under the GNU General Public License

Even though this is a Windows program that contains quite a bit of
graphical elements, Cratchit.org Timetool for Windows is small enough
to fit on a floppy disk along with the data file and still leave
enough room for a boatload of exported .CSV files."

Dave
 
Dave said:
I require a simple task timer to monitor and accumulate the time spend
on my various tasks. I have in mind a clock/timer where I select the
task on commencement and as soon as that is interupted I switch to
timing another task and at a later date get a summary of the
accumulated time spent on each of the many jobs.
Click to expand...

FWIW, somewhat vintage suggestions. (But low resource use & small) ...

I like GoalTime.
http://www.dcsoft.com/products/goaltime/

Possible you might also want to take a look at TimeTechnix.
http://www.timetechnix.com/
http://www.timetechnix.com/TimeTech.zip (70k)
As I don't have administator rights to install the program myself it
would be simpler to have a no install programme but if necessary I can
have the techs install one.
Click to expand...

While TimeTechnix is at least available as a no-install zip -- both it and
GoalTime* write user stuff to the registry (HKCU).
__________
*(Side gripe: This behavior seems such an unnecessary annoyance
to me particularly in the case of Goaltime, as this one already
knows how to keep data/settings in local directory files. Making
it a loss that it nonetheless still reaches out and litters the
environment.)

.. . . .
Passing mentions from the No-Install Dept....

[1]
Tiny little VB thing called ClockIt, (by Richard Gelinas), circa '99,
which does not write to the registry. Issue is that I cannot find
it on the web. So I've uploaded its exe (67k, upx'd) in case you want
to give it a poke.

http://www.redshift.com/~omega/clips/clockit/
http://web.archive.org/web/20000929213029/www3.sympatico.ca/gelsoft/

When I looked at the cached copy (url above) of the ClockIt site, I saw
that the version mentioned there is v1.3.64, where the one I had for
upload is v1.3.56. I don't know where to find the later on the web.
But no big matter, I think. I mean, it's not a "killer app" or anything.
Just a small little tool, that could feasibly fit someone's use, possibly
your own.

[2]
GoalTime version 1.1..? I've a copy of an old version 1.1 of GoalTime --
back when it did not litter the registry. I don't know if it's worth
a file transfer however, as it lacks improvements of later development,
especially the context menu feature. And that it's not even completely
green in any case, it lamely creates an (empty!) ini into the windir on
each run.

JanSoft has a couple of project timer progs, and they are green, and
I'm pretty sure no-install (about 90% of his programs in my experience
have been green + no-install).

http://jansfreeware.com/jftools.htm

: BackTimes
:
: BackTimes is a task or project time tracker that can generate weekly
: time sheets and project reports in HTML format. Requires IE4+
: 14-July-2001 size: 296kb
: http://jansfreeware.com/backtimes.zip
http://www.redshift.com/~omega/clips/jansoft/JVBackTimes.png

: TimeLog
:
: TimeLog is a desktop utility that allows you to keep track of the time
: spend on task or project. Features: quick switch of project, generate/
: view/print/save weekly time sheet in HTML format or export in database
: ready tab-delimited format, located in system tray.
: 9-June-2002 size: 424kb
: http://jansfreeware.com/timelog.zip
http://www.redshift.com/~omega/clips/jansoft/JVTimeLog.png

The second one is, err, far from handsome. But each his own, and a
balance of simplicity and features of one of these might measure up
to one's uses....

.. . . .
Ah, about time that I should call it a day for this list. Let the
thread be complete with modern offerings, or other variations. Perhaps
I'll even myself go & give the other recommendation (by dave@powerup)
"Cratchit TimeTool" a spin.


Best,
 
Dave said:
I require a simple task timer to monitor and accumulate the time spend
on my various tasks. I have in mind a clock/timer where I select the
task on commencement and as soon as that is interupted I switch to
timing another task and at a later date get a summary of the
accumulated time spent on each of the many jobs.
Click to expand...

FWIW, somewhat vintage suggestions. (But low resource use & small) ...

I like GoalTime.
http://www.dcsoft.com/products/goaltime/

Possible you might also want to take a look at TimeTechnix.
http://www.timetechnix.com/
http://www.timetechnix.com/TimeTech.zip (70k)
As I don't have administator rights to install the program myself it
would be simpler to have a no install programme but if necessary I can
have the techs install one.
Click to expand...

While TimeTechnix is at least available as a no-install zip -- both it and
GoalTime* write user stuff to the registry (HKCU).
__________
*(Side gripe: This behavior seems such an unnecessary annoyance
to me particularly in the case of Goaltime, as this one already
knows how to keep data/settings in local directory files. Making
it a loss that it nonetheless still reaches out and litters the
environment.)

.. . . .
Passing mentions from the No-Install Dept....

[1]
Tiny little VB thing called ClockIt, (by Richard Gelinas), circa '99,
which does not write to the registry. Issue is that I cannot find
it on the web. So I've uploaded its exe (67k, upx'd) in case you want
to give it a poke.

http://www.redshift.com/~omega/clips/clockit/
http://web.archive.org/web/20000929213029/www3.sympatico.ca/gelsoft/

When I looked at the cached copy (url above) of the ClockIt site, I saw
that the version mentioned there is v1.3.64, where the one I had for
upload is v1.3.56. I don't know where to find the later on the web.
But no big matter, I think. I mean, it's not a "killer app" or anything.
Just a small little tool, that could feasibly fit someone's use, possibly
your own.

[2]
GoalTime version 1.1..? I've a copy of an old version 1.1 of GoalTime --
back when it did not litter the registry. I don't know if it's worth
a file transfer however, as it lacks improvements of later development,
especially the context menu feature. And that it's not even completely
green in any case, it lamely creates an (empty!) ini into the windir on
each run.

[3]
JanSoft has a couple of project timer progs, and they are green, and
I'm pretty sure no-install (about 90% of his programs in my experience
have been green + no-install).

http://jansfreeware.com/jftools.htm

: BackTimes
:
: BackTimes is a task or project time tracker that can generate weekly
: time sheets and project reports in HTML format. Requires IE4+
: 14-July-2001 size: 296kb
: http://jansfreeware.com/backtimes.zip
http://www.redshift.com/~omega/clips/jansoft/JVBackTimes.png

: TimeLog
:
: TimeLog is a desktop utility that allows you to keep track of the time
: spend on task or project. Features: quick switch of project, generate/
: view/print/save weekly time sheet in HTML format or export in database
: ready tab-delimited format, located in system tray.
: 9-June-2002 size: 424kb
: http://jansfreeware.com/timelog.zip
http://www.redshift.com/~omega/clips/jansoft/JVTimeLog.png

The second one is, err, far from handsome. But each his own, and a
balance of simplicity and features of one of these might measure up
to one's uses....

.. . . .
Ah, about time that I should call it a day for this list. Let the
thread be complete with modern offerings, or other variations. Perhaps
I'll even myself go & give the other recommendation (by dave@powerup)
"Cratchit TimeTool" a spin.


Best,
 
Hi Dave,

I have been using for sometime the AllNetic Working Time Tracker
(I'm not sure which version, but it is the last freeware version). The
main reason why I like it is because, unlike all the other
time-tracking tools I found, you can define several projects with
several tasks and sub-tasks attached to them. As far as I can remember,
when I started using it, the main differences from the freeware version
to the $ware version was the ability to produce nice reports, some
import/export features and no support for the freeware version... I can
live without those.
I believe that finding the freeware version may be quite difficult,
you'll (I'm almost sure) not find it at the author's site and most of
the links on other sites will give the $ware version, but I may still
have it somewhere on my computer... I can try and find it if you want
to have a go at it.

Greetings,
Jorge.
 
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